Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/08/20
By: Kuo Chu-chen and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Aug. 20 (CNA) Commemorative stamps and postmarks from a post office in
Dongsha, also known as Pratas Island, is a patrol outpost that has one post office, which serves the 200 coast guard officers deployed there.
The services are limited to the receipt and delivery of mail and the sale of products such as stamps and souvenirs, including dolls.
The post office is staffed by two volunteer workers, who handle about 70 pieces of mail per month, according to the Coast Guard Administration’s (CGA) Dongsha Command. [FULL STORY]